Murder accused Regina Keogh claims she was told by her brother Jonathan that he thought Ross Hutch was going to kill him, court hears

Ms Keogh of Cumberland Street North, and Thomas Fox, 31, and Jonathan Keogh, both also with addresses in Dublin’s north inner city, have pleaded not guilty to ­murdering Gareth Hutch on May 24, 2016, at Avondale House in Dublin 1

By Alison O'Riordan

4th July 2018, 6:36 pm

Updated: 4th July 2018, 8:10 pm

A MOTHER-of-five on trial for the murder of Gareth Hutch was terrified for herself and her kids over threats on her co-accused brother Jonathan’s life, a court heard today.

Regina Keogh said she was told by her sibling that he thought Ross Hutch — a cousin of the deceased — was going to kill him, it’s alleged.

Garda Michael Coyne told how she was arrested on suspicion of murder at Avondale House two days after Gareth Hutch was shot dead in the car park outside.

Regina said there was “speculation” around the flats that Jonathan had been the shooter. She said it was not nice when she returned to the flats in the hours after the incident, saying: “People were ignoring me, they wouldn’t say hello back.”

She later told gardai Jonathan had refused to wear a bullet-proof vest and he did not care if “they were coming”.

Regina continually denied in her interviews that anything was said to her or around her concerning a plan to kill Gareth.

She told officers: “No one said anything to me. If they did, I would have stopped it.”